Toro 74765 - Releasing the Electric Brake; Cooling System Maintenance; Cleaning the Engine Screen; Cleaning the Engine-Cooling Fins and Shrouds

ReleasingtheElectricBrake
Theelectricbrakereleasesbymanuallyrotatingthelinkarms
forward.Oncetheelectricbrakeisenergized,thebrakeresets.
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheOFFpositionordisconnect
thebattery.
2.Locatetheshaftontheelectricbrakewherethe
brake-linkarmsareconnected(Figure43).
3.Rotatetheshaftforwardtoreleasethebrake.
Figure43
1.Brake-linkarmontheelectric-brake-controlmodule
2.Rearwheel
CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CleaningtheEngineScreen
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Cleantheengine
air-intakescreen.
Toensurepropercooling,ensurethatthegrassscreen,
coolingns,andotherexternalsurfacesoftheengineare
keptcleanatalltimes.
Useadrybrushtocleangrassandaccumulateddebrisfrom
theair-intakescreenandaroundtheengine.
Important:Topreventcontaminatingthefuelsystem,
donotusewatertocleantheengine.
CleaningtheEngine-Cooling
FinsandShrouds
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Cleantheengine-cooling
nsandshrouds.
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch,movethecontrol
leverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,andapplythe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekeyfromtheignition
switch,andwaitforallmovingpartstostopbefore
leavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Removetheair-intakescreenandcoolingshrouds.
4.Cleanthedebrisandgrassfromtheengineparts.
5.Installtheair-intakescreenandcoolingshrouds.
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